What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[mozartsneighbor]

Mozart Piano Quartets, played by the Fauré Quartet (DG)

[Subotnick]

I have just discovered Leonardo Leo and am devouring his work with a passion. I acquired this disc for the sake of his concerto which comprises only 4 out of the 22 tracks! It must be love... 

[Lilas Pastia]

Beethoven 5/Munch/1955/RCA


I don't listen to these syms very often, so cannot make very useful judgements on the performance versus others. Two things did strike me, though. First is what good sound this is in - shockingly good compared to most recordings from the age. The second is how similar in feel the first movement is to the 5th in Norrington/Virgin cycle. Speed is not the only factor, the relative clarity of the recording also helps, and the old sound also adds comparisons to the kind of dry sound to the Norrington cycle. I never expected such an odd comparison to come to mind before listening Munch seems a little more lyrical, though.

That fifth was one of my first ever lps (coupled with Schubert's Unfinished on a slightly warped Victrola vinyl).  IIRC there's no first movement exposition repeat in the 5th. I won't go out of my way to get it, but if I stumble upon it I'll probably give it a serious look. Never heard the Pastoral, though.

[Lethevich]

Now playing:



I don't own any CD of the Pergolesi atm, so am scouting for purchases. Something about these voices strike me as abrasive, but they are at least engaging and technically fine.

Bach, CPE - Cello Concertos - first disc from a set of 7, again on the Brilliant label - MusicWeb REVIEW for listings of the works and excellent comments - 

Do you know whether all of the the Boccherini CCs are on this recording, or is it a selection (hard to keep up with how many he wrote)? If complete this would probably be a must-buy for me, with the other works as great bonuses.

Edit:

That fifth was one of my first ever lps (coupled with Schubert's Unfinished on a slightly warped Victrola vinyl).  IIRC there's no first movement exposition repeat in the 5th. I won't go out of my way to get it, but if I stumble upon it I'll probably give it a serious look. Never heard the Pastoral, though.

It's sad that I am so unfamiliar with these works that I might not notice missed repeats like I would in Haydn... I'll be looking out for your impression on the disc if you find it cheaply in the coming years (A long-term project!)

[Harry]

Good morning to ya all, Goedemorgen allemaal, Guten morgen allen beisamt,


Disc III from this most excellent box. I seem to be the only one on GMG that knows this hidden secret.
Well my gain and your loss!

[Harry]

Last night I had a swell evening with this music, lighter fare, but nevertheless good time spend.
My woman friend was absolutely thrilled by it. Well what do you want with numbers like Cheek to Cheek, Let's call the whole thing off, Shall we Dance, The Way you look Tonight, They can't take that away from me, A fine Romance.
Good remastered sound.

[Lethevich]

Good morning!

Disc III from this most excellent box. I seem to be the only one on GMG that knows this hidden secret.
Well my gain and your loss!

Hehe, I am going to have to listen to that soon - I've had it on my pile for a few weeks, but ugh, there are so many other things waiting as well

[Mozart]

Mozart
String quartet 15 in d minor
Emerson Quartet

Meh... Is it that I just get so accustomed to one performance that I can not appreciate any other?

[Subotnick]

Good morning!

While I'm preparing Elgar's Caractacus for my listening pleasure later, I'm listening to a selection of solo piano pieces by Lukas Foss and his clarinet concerto. I only recently discovered him while adding to my Naxos Milken Archive collection. His Elegy For Anne Frank and Song Of Anguish cd is superb.



Both performance and recording quality make these two worthy of my time.

TTFN.
Me.

[Harry]

CPE Bach.
Cantatas.
CD II.

Gott hat den Hern auferweckt, Wq 244, "Easter Cantata".
Heilig, Wq 217.
Wer ist so wurdig als du, Wq 222.
Anbetung dem erbarmer, Wq 243.

Martina Linns, Barbara Schlick, Hilke Helling, Wilfried Jochens, Paul Eliott, Gotthold Schwarz.
Rheinische Kantorei & Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max.

Really marvelous performances and excellent recordings. I enjoyed this one immensely.

[val]

ALFONSO EL SABIO:   Cantigas de Santa Maria        / Esther Lamandier      (ASTREE)


Lamandier has a strange but impressive voice. She sings and plays the harp and portative organ. I don't think that this works were intended to be presented this way, but the main problem is Lamandier's diction. The songs are written in Galician-Portuguese language but they could be in Chinese: it is impossible to understand a single word.

[The new erato]

I seem to be the only one on GMG that knows this hidden secret.
Well my gain and your loss!

I have it but haven't listened enough to it. But generally I find these recordings to contain too much liturgy, I prefer the music continously no matter how it was originally performed.

[The new erato]

Last night I had a swell evening with this music, lighter fare, but nevertheless good time spend.
My woman friend was absolutely thrilled by it. Well what do you want with numbers like Cheek to Cheek, Let's call the whole thing off, Shall we Dance, The Way you look Tonight, They can't take that away from me, A fine Romance.
Good remastered sound.

I love Astaire. Did you know that at his first rehearsal for a possible role, he was judged as follows "Can't sing, can't act, can dance a little".

[Harry]

I love Astaire. Did you know that at his first rehearsal for a possible role, he was judged as follows "Can't sing, can't act, can dance a little".

Yes, I knew that!
Boy what a capital mistake that was huh?

[Harry]

From this box the first Symphony.

[Subotnick]

I'm listening to R. Murray Schafer's harp concerto as I type. What a delightfully celestial piece it is!  0:) No artist/recording info I'm afraid...

While listening I'm editing info for this great recording which is up next. Damn freedb had the majority of tracks tagged as "the same"! 



TTFN.
Me.

[Harry]

Martinu.
Symphony No. 1.

Second time.....

[SonicMan46]

Do you know whether all of the the Boccherini CCs are on this recording, or is it a selection (hard to keep up with how many he wrote)? If complete this would probably be a must-buy for me, with the other works as great bonuses.

Hello Sara - in the Cello set, 3 discs are devoted to Boccherini, and include 12 cello orchestral works - you can read the comments and see the listings @ the MusicWeb link; now if you checkout this excellent Boccherini Catalog, 10 Cello Concertos (G. 474-483) and 2 other cello works (G. 484 & 573) are also listed - so, looks like an 'even dozen' compositions for cello and orchestra, and all included on the Brilliant Box set (and at a ridiculous price!) - of course, the performances are quite good (a slight reservation by the reviewer) and the 'admission price' unbeatable!  Dave 

[mn dave]

[Harry]

From this box, Symphony No. 5
Again I realize what a magnificent composer Martinu is!